1904–Mrs. Charles Durnell becomes the first woman to own a Kentucky Derby starter and winner when long shot Elwood wins the 30th Run for the Roses. Elwood is also the first Derby winner to be bred by a woman, Mrs. J.B. Prather.

1917–Fred Toney of the Cincinnati Reds and James "Hippo" Vaughn of the Chicago Cubs pitch a double no-hitter for nine innings, but the Reds win 1-0 with two hits in the 10th.

1939–Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees does not play against the Detroit Tigers at Briggs Stadium, ending his streak of 2,130 consecutive games played.

1953–Dark Star, 25-to-1 longshot wins the Kentucky Derby beating 7-10 favorite Native Dancer by a head. It's Native Dancer's first defeat after 11 straight wins and the only defeat in 22 career starts.

1964–Northern Dancer, ridden by Bill Hartack, wins the Kentucky Derby by a neck over Hill Rise in a race record 2:00.

1970–Diane Crump becomes the first female jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby. Her mount, Fathom, finishes 15th in a field of 17. Dust Commander, with Mike Manganello aboard, wins the race.

1992–Lil E. Tee, a 17-to-1 shot, carries Pat Day to victory in the Kentucky Derby as Arazi falters in the stretch and finishes eighth. Lil E. Tee finishes a length ahead of Casual Lies.

1995–Hideo Nomo of the Los Angeles Dodgers becomes the first Japanese native to play in the majors in three decades. Nomo pitches five scoreless innings of one-hit ball, but the Dodgers blow a 3-0 lead and lose to San Francisco 4-3.

2001–James Hylton, a 28-year-old construction worker from Keizer, Ore., bowls the fifth perfect 900 series in the 106-year history of the sport.

2002–Mike Cameron hits four homers and comes close to a record-setting fifth in leading the Seattle Mariners to a 15-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Cameron and Bret Boone become the first teammates to both hit two home runs in the same inning.

2002–Patrick Lalime becomes the 14th goalie in NHL history to record four shutouts in one postseason with his 27-save performance in Ottawa's 5-0 defeat of Toronto.

2009–Mine That Bird, ridden by Calvin Borel, stuns the field by capturing the Kentucky Derby with a dynamic stretch run through the mud at Churchill Downs. Borel finds room along the rail deep in the stretch then pulls away to give the 50-1 longshot one of the biggest upsets in the 135-year history of the Run for the Roses. Pioneer of the Nile holds off Musket Man for second.

2010–Ryo Ishikawa shoots a 12-under 58–the lowest score ever on a major tour–to win The Crowns in Togo, Japan. The 18-year-old Ishikawa scores 12 birdies in his bogey-free round on the 6,545-yard Nagoya Golf Club course.

2010–Cleveland's LeBron James becomes the 10th player in NBA history to win consecutive MVP awards.

2012–Lionel Messi breaks Gerd Mueller's 39-year-old record for goals in a European club season. Messi scores a hat trick for Barcelona in a 4-1 win over Malaga to raise his total to 68. Mueller had held the record since scoring 67 goals for Bayern Munich in 1972-73.

2008–Big Brown, ridden by Kent Desormeaux, defies history with his 4 3/4-length victory in the Kentucky Derby. Big Brown is the first horse since the filly Regret in 1915 to win the Derby off just three career starts and the second to win from post position No. 20. Filly Eight Belles finishes second and then breaks both front ankles while galloping out a quarter of a mile past the wire. She is euthanized on the track.

2011–Chicago's Derrick Rose becomes the NBA's youngest MVP. The 22-year-old Rose gets 113 first-place votes from a panel of 120 media voters. He averaged 25 points and 7.7 assists while leading Chicago to the league's best record of 62-20.

2011–Francisco Liriano pitches the major leagues' first no-hitter of the season, throwing his first career complete game in Minnesota's 1-0 victory over Chicago.

2012–LeBron James scores 32 points and Miami takes a 3-0 series lead, sending New York to an NBA postseason-record 13th straight loss, 87-70. The Knicks break the record set by Memphis from 2004-06.

auto racing

2013 IndyCar schedule

March 24 – Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (James Hinchcliffe)

April 7 – Honda Grand Prix of Alabama, Birmingham (Ryan Hunter-Reay)

April 21 – Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach (Takuma Sato)

May 5 – Sao Paulo Indy 300

May 26 – Indianapolis 500

June 1 – Chevrolet Indy Dual in Detroit Race 1

June 2 – Chevrolet Indy Dual in Detroit Race 2

June 8 – Firestone 500, Fort Worth, Texas

June 15 – Milwaukee IndyFest, West Allis, Wis.

June 23 – Iowa Corn Indy 250, Newton, Iowa

July 7 – Pocono INDYCAR 400, Long Pond, Pa.

July 13 – Honda Indy Toronto Race 1

July 14 – Honda Indy Toronto Race 2

Aug. 4 – Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio, Lexington, Ohio

Aug. 25 – GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma

Sept. 1 – Grand Prix of Baltimore

Oct. 5 – Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston Race 1

Oct. 6 – Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston Race 1

Oct. 19 – MAVTV 500, Fontana, Calif.

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